The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1887-07-02


attention. The first one stated that rail
way guard had seen woman's hand thrust
from the window of a second-class com
partment and throw something upon the
track. The guard had even searched for
the article thrown out, but had found moth
ing The second dispatch was even more
serious. Another guard, as the train
whirled by, had seen the conductor talking
with woman, who leaned from the window
of third-class compartment; also, that
they had passed something to one another,
but whether it was the woman who gave it
to the conductor, or the conductor who gave
it to the woman, he could not say.
"Behold the womanp' cried Heveder,
triumphantly II was sure of it; this is
the woman If it is the conductor who has
stolen the money, she is his accomplice,
and She we must find. So much for the
first suspect. AS for the secondhand here
l have an opportunity to prove my superb
GRITTY as psychologists Cato himself
has stolen the ten thousand forms, and
then played the game of being robbed to
cast off suspicion, this accomplish is the
woman whom the guard saw throw some
thing from the window of the second-class
compartment, and that something was, OF
course, the ehptied money-bag. Besides
all this, there is still third hypothesis.
Czato's wife may be his accomplice, but if
so, the other woman can have had nothing
whatever to do with it. All, well,n he
murmured, cheerfully, "all three of them
will soon be in the hands of justice, and one
of them is necessarily the criminal"
"When the conductor was brought before
him, the examining magistrate aslled4aim
brusquely, "Where does your mistress
livel" long experience having taught him
that the cunningest rascals succumb 10
sudden attack. His plan succeeded. and
the prisoner, blushing and confused,
promptly replied that mile. Lott was
chambermaid in the house of N. Adolph
Rosenstock, rue DIES Trois Tambours,
sit is enough" cried M. Heveder; ire
conduct him to his cell.''
Then ne gave the telegraphc order to
arrest this Mile. Lott and mike the mi
nutest inquiry regarding Ter affairs.
Shortly afterward she arrives at the Office
of the magistrate in charge of commits
sioner of police. He had searched her
apartments as directed, andin the drawer
of commode had found seven florins,
twenty-five kreutzers, which he had i'm
mediately confscated.
"Good!' said the magistrate; ''you can
retire" Then, turning to the trembling
Lotti and sternly regarding her, he de-
manded:
"Where is the rest?"
"What rest?" cried Nile. Lott; ''what
are you talking about9"
1.-THE 1892 forms and IS kreutzers," re-
piled the Judge; 'you must give them to
me-"
81 do not understand you; what do you
mean? /"
"Do not wish to contest So be it.
will soon refresh your memory. Whence
did you come by train this morningl"
"My native village" replied the girl,
"where | had been to see my father"
And Of what were you talking to the
last nightl You see that 1 know
all-all, you understandings you need not
trouble yourself to lie"
'Mon Dieui" calculated Lott, her face
becoming scarlet; "but it was not my fault,
Monsieur, he has paid court to me for a
long time, and has promised to marry me
"Then where is the money concealedm
"The money?n echoed Lott, with look
of bewilderment.
SS, Luc ulOuey ne SUOle,' shouted heV-
eder, in laundering voice.
"Stole!" bursting into tears; sob the
and he told NE had laid by small
sum by economizing, and as soon as it was
one hundred forms we would be married"
By this time NJ. Heveder was furious.
'Teu me at once,n he cried, without a
delay, where you have concealed
those ten thousand florins.n
81 know nothing about them; never
heard of them before!n
"Then what was it you gave the conduc-
tor?'
"Only a package of cherries from the
farm, monsieur"
CHERRIES cherries from the farm2 A
likely story, truly. However, we will see
if it is cherries tomorrow Until then you
shall remain in prison." and sobbing and
crying as if her heart would break, Mile
Lott was returned to the care of the COM
missioner of police and led away to prison.
Bring the prisoner Czato," cried the ex-
magistrate as Lott passed from the
chamber. NJ. Cato could scarcely stand as
he entered the august presence; grief and
terror had worn him to shadow. Accord
ing to his custom, Heveder lost not a
but brusquely demanded: ''The
name Of your mistress l'
"Mistress?" shouted Cato, outraged be-
yond endurance; II would have you know,
M. lie judge, that 1 am married man.
What if my wife should hear you talk like
this?
''She will hear me unless you tell me the
name of the woman you love; in which case
| promise that she shall hear nothing of it.n
II love only my wife, save your honor
persisted Cato, land l do not understand
your question at ALL"
"Whata a scoundrel!" thought Heveder to
himself; sits very clear that l must be
sharper with him than with that poor devil
Of conductor; nevertheless l shall find
him out. In the meantime, Czato," he con-
tinued, turning to the unhappy steward,
you must remain in your cell until l have
nee6 Of you"
A moment later the name of Nine. Cato
was announced to NJ. Heveder The wife
Of M. Saraglyai's steward was very reso-
lutte woman, and as nature had endowed
her with charms of all kinds-large hands,
strong lungs and tongue well hung in the
opened the campaign at once
by overwhelming the magistrate with
questions, all ending in the same refrain:
How did he dare to so maltreat an honest
man9n
"Pray be seated, madam" said the Judge.
with politcness; sit is my painful duty to
prove to you that your husband deceives
you, and has done so for long time"
at is impossible; we celebrated our silver
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